808th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Unit History: Activated 27 March, 1942, at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas. Reorganized as a towed battalion in May, 1943. Disembarked at Utah Beach on 19 September, 1944. Entered the line east of the Moselle River six days later, where it remained until transferring to the Ardennes on 21 December. Protected XII Corps flank through January 1945. Converted to the M36 in February. Supported drive to the Rhine in March and the river crossings south of Boppard late in the month. Joined Third Army’s drive through Erfurt, Nürnberg, and south into Bavaria. Advanced to Linz, Austria, in early May. Attached to: 5th, 65th, 76th, 80th Infantry divisions; 2d, 6th Cavalry groups. History text from the book The Tank Killers by Harry Yeide. Used by permission.

4.) Personnal Narrative - This was written by a former veteran of the 808th, during the 1980's, in response to questions he recieved from the author doing research for an upcoming book on U. S. tank destroyer forces. Courtesy of the Tank Destroyer Association by L. L. Gill, TDA Historian.